Legal Secretary

• Jan 2022 - Present

Paralegal Adjunct Instructor

• Jan 2020 - Mar 2023

Teach paralegal students legal writing following the Washington Rules of Civil Procedure. Develop and deliver organized lesson plans. Provide consistent and timely feedback. Provide support to struggling students. Attend quarterly adjunct faculty meetings. Teach paralegal students legal writing following the Washington Rules of Civil Procedure. Develop and deliver organized lesson plans. Provide consistent and timely feedback. Provide support to struggling students. Attend quarterly adjunct faculty meetings.

Litigation Paralegal

• Mar 2019 - Aug 2021

Under the supervision of an attorney, assist with the preparation, filing and service of pleadings. Prepare correspondence. Assist in preparing declaration and motions. Act as contact among all parties including court or other parties for scheduling and sharing information. Organize and manage documents, including the creation of spreadsheets. Prepare discovery documents, interrogatories, and responses. Assist with trial preparation including the assembly of exhibits, witness binders and appendices for depositions and court filings. Screen and direct incoming calls to the appropriate individual, and schedule appointments when necessary. Show less

Paralegal

• Mar 2016 - Mar 2019

Greet clients in order to create a welcoming, comfortable and professional environment. Answer phones, screen and direct calls to the appropriate individual, and schedule appointments. Under the supervision of an attorney, prepare documentation necessary to real estate matters, such as purchase and sale agreements. Prepare initial drafts of deeds of trust and mortgages and other real estate financing documentation. Responsible for drafting and organizing transnational documents and conducting closing transactions. Utilize existing files and a variety of other research resources to develop information for pending matters Show less

Administrative Assistant

• Jan 2016 - May 2016

Provide clerical and administrative support to Front Office Corrdinator and Staffing Consultants by entering and printing information; organizing work; answering the telephone; and relaying messages. Provide customer service to agency employees. Preparing new employee files. Scheduling job interviews and clerical testing. Provide clerical and administrative support to Front Office Corrdinator and Staffing Consultants by entering and printing information; organizing work; answering the telephone; and relaying messages. Provide customer service to agency employees. Preparing new employee files. Scheduling job interviews and clerical testing.

Program Assistant

• Aug 2014 - Jul 2015

Maintain accurate and on-going documentation in individual client files, minimum of 300 clients. Coordinate and provide proper counseling groups and or education to client once assessed by clinician. Maintain ongoing relationships through phone contact and correspondence with clients and referral source. Manage weekly reports regarding client attendance and court requirements. Maintain accurate and on-going documentation in individual client files, minimum of 300 clients. Coordinate and provide proper counseling groups and or education to client once assessed by clinician. Maintain ongoing relationships through phone contact and correspondence with clients and referral source. Manage weekly reports regarding client attendance and court requirements.

Judicial Clerk II

• Oct 2012 - Jun 2014

Received and receipt fines, bonds and other monies. Responds to inquiries regarding court cases. Answered high volume of phones calls. Process legal documents, scheduling court hearings, and auditing files to ensure accuracy and consistency for Civil Court Cases, including small claims and garnishments. Enter and maintain traffic citations in case management system submitted by local law enforcement. Received and receipt fines, bonds and other monies. Responds to inquiries regarding court cases. Answered high volume of phones calls. Process legal documents, scheduling court hearings, and auditing files to ensure accuracy and consistency for Civil Court Cases, including small claims and garnishments. Enter and maintain traffic citations in case management system submitted by local law enforcement.

Records Processor

• Apr 2011 - Oct 2012

Assists in maintaining the juvenile records system. Retrieve records and files for authorized personnel. Prepare new file folders. Updates and maintains juvenile delinquent files. Receives and supplies requests for information from attonreys and other collegeues. Print and distribute Minute Entries for Juvenile Delinquency matters. Answer phones, follows established procedures, provides other clerical assistance to supervisor; performs related duties as assigned. Assists in maintaining the juvenile records system. Retrieve records and files for authorized personnel. Prepare new file folders. Updates and maintains juvenile delinquent files. Receives and supplies requests for information from attonreys and other collegeues. Print and distribute Minute Entries for Juvenile Delinquency matters. Answer phones, follows established procedures, provides other clerical assistance to supervisor; performs related duties as assigned.

Deputy Clerk I

• Mar 2007 - Jul 2010

Enter and maintain data in automated case management system and enter legal documents into manual docket. Managed calendars of hearings, trials and arraignments. Assisted to inquiries from court personnel, attorneys, judges, and public, without giving legal advice. Investigated case files to extract and provide information. Reviewed legal documents for accuracy and completeness. Answerd high volume of phones calls. Maintain legal files and indices. Enter and maintain data in automated case management system and enter legal documents into manual docket. Managed calendars of hearings, trials and arraignments. Assisted to inquiries from court personnel, attorneys, judges, and public, without giving legal advice. Investigated case files to extract and provide information. Reviewed legal documents for accuracy and completeness. Answerd high volume of phones calls. Maintain legal files and indices.